My 5 month old cav constantly begs at the dinner table when my children of we eat he has never been fed anything from our plates so we cant understand it we tried putting him in hall while we eat but i dont want to keep doing that as i dont think its fair we tell him no and get down but will he listen will he heck doesnt listen to a word i sayany ideas

I think most dogs are naturally greedy .
I too never feed pup when we are eating so that he doesnt become accustomed to it .
Our trainer mentioned to feed him from a place other than where we prepare our own food ( ie the kitchen) but to most people this just isnt inconvenient .
As i say we never feed him any titbits when we eat and we make a point of not feeding him afters or leftovers from our meal as this can also make him associate our meal times with him getting fed .
I think just ignore him totally until he gets the message .
What does he do exactly - does he whine , or look longingly or sit staring ?
Your pup is still young and learning so be consistent and if you have children or visitors make sure they never try to slip pup anything either

Lel

thanks lel he jumps up to the kids while they are sitting at the dinner table and persists in doing so i could shout no a thousand times but to no avail

Hi,
It's very hard for a pup to watch people eat, and telling him off during your meal is giving him attention. Your aim, I imagine, is to have him settle down and ignore you while you eat. He'll find it much easier to learn this if he isn't in the same room. If even the smallest crumb drops to the floor and he manages to get it the lesson will have been learnt that your meals = tasty titbits for him. It only has to happen once (which shows how quickly they learn things which benefit them!) and they never forget it.

you know you could just of hit the nail on the head he does scavange around knowing the kids always drop crumbs maybe he will have to go in the hall when we eat i just felt awful putting him out there is a sort of exclusion for when he bites i put him out there so i think he may get confused thinking he has done wrong when he hasnt if you understand my meaning

Hi Feddie,

Where do you keep his bed? Can you start a routine whereby he is made to lie down on his bed while you are eating? Maybe with a toy or kong to start with? If his bed is in the hall, that sounds ideal, but the kong will stop it from feeling like a punishment, if it is stuffed with something yummy. Just an idea!

Monty's Mum :)

I was just about to suggest the same thing ! Our girls go straight to their bed when we are eating apart from when yogurts come out and they sit their patiently to lick the pots out !

Lucy

yes his bed is in the hall and i will try that i shall fill his kong tonight and see how that goes thanks for the ideas

Gosh everyone else is way too nice LOL. I was going to suggest a spray bottle of water or a water gun and every time he jumps up or begs hit him in the face with a stream of water. That worked for our girl who was quite pushy.

But putting him in the hall with a kong IS another great idea.

Wendy